live usbstick iso name/location

[Robert Heller]

At Sun, 21 Feb 2021 15:05:42 +0000 "Ubuntu user technical support, not for general discussions" <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com> wrote:

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> On Sun, 21 Feb 2021 at 14:59, ken <gebser at mousecar.com> wrote:
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> > On 02/21/2021 09:45 AM, Colin Law wrote:
> > > On Sun, 21 Feb 2021 at 14:35, ken <gebser at mousecar.com> wrote:
> > >> On 02/21/2021 04:10 AM, Peter Flynn wrote:
> > >>> There's no longer a special ISO image for a USB installer — they all
> > >>> work as live images AFAIK; you just need enough space on your USB device.
> > >>>
> > >>> P
> > >> Thanks, Peter,
> > >>
> > >> If that's true, it would be good information to have in the documentation.
> > > If you look down the bottom of https://ubuntu.com/download/desktop
> > > there is a section Try before you Install, Run Ubuntu from a USB or
> > > DVD.
> > >
> > > Colin
> >
> > Been there, saw that.  It still doesn't say that the live iso is the
> > same as the install iso... which, it seems, it should... if it's true.
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> If you follow the links it tells you exactly what to do, including
> telling you to download ubuntu which takes you to the page to download
> Ubuntu desktop.  What is the confusion?  Why would anyone think that
> you need to download a special version, nowhere is there any
> suggestion of that.

I believe Ubuntu has always had live/install ISO (CDs, DVDs, USBs). Some other
distros had *separate* live and install media.

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> Colin
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